N.Y. Correction Law § 872: Disposition of earnings

§ 872. Disposition of earnings. (a) The wages or salary of a prisoner

participating in the work release program, less payroll deductions

required by law, shall be deposited with the sheriff in a trust fund

account, which fund shall not be subject to garnishment or attachment.

The sheriff shall keep a ledger of the account of each prisoner and he

may disburse from the said trust fund account:

(1) such sum as the prisoner may be legally obligated to pay for the

support of his dependents as recommended by the department of social

services of the county in which such dependents reside, provided,

however, that the prisoner may authorize that a sum greater than that so

recommended be disbursed for this purpose;

(2) a sum determined by the sheriff to be the cost to the county of

providing food, lodging and clothing for such prisoner subject, however,

to approval by the state commission of correction;

(3) a sum determined by the sheriff to be the cost to the county of

the actual and necessary food, travel and other expenses of such

prisoner when released from confinement for the purpose of participating

in the work release program;

(4) such sums as may be necessary to satisfy any fines outstanding

against the prisoner;

(5) such sums as may be necessary to satisfy any outstanding legal

obligations of the prisoner, acknowledged by him in writing and filed

with the sheriff in such form as the sheriff shall specify.

(b) Any balance remaining in the trust fund account after such

disbursements shall be paid to the prisoner upon his discharge from

confinement.

(c) On or before the thirty-first day of January of each year, the

sheriff shall prepare a summary of receipts and disbursements of all

accounts kept during the previous year and shall forward the summary to

the chief executive officer of the county. The summary shall be a public

record.